Following a September statement calling on Provincial and Federal Governments to impose vaccine mandates for health care workers, the Canadian Dental Association has now signed a consensus statement from HEAL, a coalition of organizations for health action representing 40 of the largest health organizations across Canada, calling for similar measures. In this short video, Mr. […]
Dr. Clive Friedman Reflects on 40 years in Pediatric Dentistry and Working with Individuals with Disabilities (5-minute read) For most dentists, opting for a career in the profession likely came down to a handful of familiar considerations: the prospect of a rewarding occupation, a passion for health care and helping others, or perhaps simply a […]
Dr. Nicola Buckley from Quispamsis, NB came on the CDA Oasis Good News Show to talk briefly about the decision to turn Bailey Buckley Family Dentistry into a solar powered dental office. You can watch the 13-minute conversation at https://vimeo.com/564731575. In this conversation, Nicola tells us about why the decision was taken to 'go solar' […]
Dr. Frank Hechter of the Manitoba Dental Foundation came on the CDA Oasis Good News Show to talk about some significant projects the Foundation is pursuing. One example is an initiative to translate into Braille oral hygiene information for distribution across the country by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. This initiative was carried […]
Dear colleagues, Dr. Kamea Aloha Lafontaine, a Calgary-based GP dentist and founder of the Intelli Network Corporation, a software development company, joined me recently on the CDA Oasis Good News Show. He told the story of how he came to develop a new app (Safespace) to help improve the health care experience for Indigenous persons. […]
Dr. Eric Selnes, President of the Canadian Association of Orthodontists, spoke on the CDA Oasis Good News Show recently about the Smiles4Canada initiative run by the Association’s foundation. You can watch this 11-minute conversation at https://vimeo.com/555792067. The Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Orthodontics introduced the Smiles4Canada initiative in 2017. The program provides orthodontic care, […]
Dr. Paul Bhatti (DDS, MD) was on the CDA Oasis Good News Show recently. He brought us behind the scenes of the Supply Hubs that are today offered as member services by six provincial dental associations in Canada. Eight years ago, Dr. Bhatti created his company, Sowingo when he perceived a problem with inventory management […]
Dr. Jessica Latimer, who is a graduate periodontology resident at Harvard University recently came on the CDA Oasis Good News Show. We talked about how she got interested in using Instagram as a vehicle for sharing professionally related information and how her persona as @theperioartist was born. You can watch the 18-minute conversation at https://vimeo.com/547710584. […]